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NewsQatar Executive adds second G650ER
Middle Eastern VIP operator Qatar Executive has added a second Gulfstream G650ER to its fleet. The handover comes three months after the first ultra-long-range type joined the company’s line-up of high-end business aircraft from the Airbus and Bombardier stables.
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USMC Blackjack flight expands airspace integration
A recent flight of the US Marine Corps’ Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned air vehicle from MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina has demonstrated the system’s ability to fly under air traffic control alongside manned aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Finmeccanica's long road to renaissance
As Mauro Moretti puts it, 2015 marked “the end of an era” at Finmeccanica, and so a new age begins, appropriately, with a new identity. The fact Italy’s resurgent national aerospace champion will adopt the name of one of the country's greatest sons – no less than Leonardo, as in ...
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Lufthansa discloses initial routes and layout for A350
Lufthansa has tentatively selected Boston and Delhi as the initial routes on which to deploy its Airbus A350-900s.
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PICTURES: Ryukyu Air unveils Q400 combi configuration
Japanese carrier Ryukyu Air Commuter has unveiled the configuration for its Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 cargo-combi variant.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Integrating airline skills training
It has become obvious to many airlines existing systems for providing skilled employees – particularly, but not exclusively, pilots and engineers – are inadequate, but concerned parties have been working for several years on a more comprehensive training regime
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FIDAE: Boeing stresses market penetration at Chile show
Boeing is marking its 100th birthday at FIDAE with a chalet resembling the red barn that Bill Boeing used as his original workshop. But the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturer is also stressing the strength of its market presence in Latin America, from airliners to military aircraft, and from research facilities ...
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FIDAE: Bombardier to take CSeries on Latin American tour
Bombardier is to follow FIDAE with a Latin American tour showcasing the CSeries in a bid to convince wavering potential customers to commit to the all-new narrowbody.
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FIDAE: IATA's Tyler attacks Brazil and Venezuela for 'misguided' aviation policies
Outgoing IATA director general Tony Tyler will at FIDAE this week single out Brazil and Venezuela for “misguided” policies that are holding back development of aviation in a region that is among those with “the greatest potential for traffic growth” in the world.
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Czech Airlines switches order to A320neo
Czech Airlines has signed for seven Airbus A320neo twinjets which will replace a batch of A319s in its fleet.
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NewsRAF Tornado successfully trials BriteCloud protection system
Finmeccanica is hopeful that the Royal Air Force will be the launch customer for its BriteCloud active decoy, following the completion of a series of tests of the system onboard the service’s Panavia Tornado GR4 combat aircraft.
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NewsFalcon 8X on final approach to certification
Dassault's Falcon 8X business jet is entering the final stages of its flight test campaign, with certification and service entry of the ultra-long-range flagship on track for the second and third quarters of 2016, respectively.
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NewsFAA selects two fuels for unleaded avgas testing
A nearly decade-long search by the US government to find a new avgas formula that can replace leaded fuel in hundreds of thousands of piston-powered aircraft has entered a final, two-year evaluation with two remaining contenders: global heavyweight Shell and US-based start-up Swift Fuels.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Graham Cownie managing director Padpilot
Graham Cownie is managing director of Padpilot, theorical training provider to over 20 flight and ground schools worldwide.
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NewsSlimmed-down F-35 Gen III helmet to be introduced sooner
The Pentagon is bullish about resolving issues with the F-35 Lightning II’s escape system that has restricted lightweight pilots of from flying the fifth-generation combat jet, with the joint programme office (JPO) now expecting delivery of a slimmed-down “Gen III” helmet from Rockwell Collins by November for rollout in 2017.
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FIDAE: Airframers optimistic on Latin America despite deferrals
Airframers expressed confidence that Latin America’s airlines will face brighter prospects in 2017, as the region continues to face economic difficulties and political uncertainty.
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NewsLockheed advancing Dual Mode Plus and Scalpel bombs
The performance and accuracy of Lockheed Martin’s proposed alternative to the Boeing laser-guided joint direct attack munition are being validated on a US Navy F/A-18 at the China Lake complex in California's Mojave Desert and the weapons maker is also pushing for trials with an Air Force F-16.
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NewsRafael to offer air systems to India through new JV
Rafael will supply the Indian air force and army with a range of aerial systems under a new joint venture (JV) established with Reliance Defence.
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Opinion
OPINION: Forecasters must be wary of the broken 'cycle' model
With the traditional '"cycle" model not working and policymakers disconnected, forecasting is an inexact science, argues CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry
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NewsUK Hawks receive five-year support boost
Contracts totalling £372 million ($530 million) have been awarded to BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to continue supporting the UK Ministry of Defence’s Hawk trainer fleet for a five-year term.